Purba Medinipur
| Purba Medinipur District | |
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| State | West Bengal |
| Division : | Bardhaman |
| Administrative headquarters : | Tamluk |
| Area : | 4713 km² |
| Residents : | 5,095,875 (2011 census) |
| Population density : | 1081 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | purbamedinipur.gov.in |
Purba Medinipur ( Bengali : পূর্ব মেদিনীপুর , Pūrba Medinīpur ; English : Midnapore East ) is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal . It was created on January 1, 2002 by dividing the former Medinipur district into a western and an eastern part. It borders the state of Odisha and the West Bengal districts of Pashchim Medinipur , Haora and Dakshin 24 Pargana . The district administration is based in Tamluk .
The district extends over an area of 4713 km². The population in the 2011 census was 5,095,875, 10 years earlier it was 4,417,377. Purba Medinipur consists of four sub-divisions , which are named after their largest towns, Tamluk , Contai , Egra and Haldia .
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